Community Microgrid Initiative
The Goleta Load Pocket spans 70 miles of California coastline encompassing the cities of Goleta, Santa Barbara (including Montecito), and Carpinteria. Because the Goleta Load Pocket is a highly transmission-vulnerable, disaster-prone region, the community can benefit greatly from the resilience provided by local renewables.
In October 2018, the Clean Coalition’s Craig Lewis and Gregory Young presented on what this opportunity could mean for the Goleta Load Pocket.
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This podcast episode of The Clean Power Hour welcomes Craig Lewis, Founder and Executive Director of the Clean Coalition, to discuss California's Microgrid Incentive Program and the highly valuable energy resilience provided by community microgrids.
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